Mind control
“It’s like you have a hand again,” says Joe Hamilton, as U-M researchers amplify faint, latent signals from arm nerves to enable real-time, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
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Gymnasts advocate for athletes’ mental health
When the careers of Big Ten champs Polina Shchennikova and Sam Roy were cut short, they confronted a tough emotional transition. Now, as student assistant coaches, they have a new mission.
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Maker space develops talent, builds community
Young ‘makers’ in Detroit now have a permanent space to design, weld, work with a 3D printer, and more. The Brightmoor Maker Space is a collaboration between the Stamps School and Detroit Community Schools.
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A chance to speak her name: Tara Ogunde
She completed her U-M Law degree while being treated for cancer. In late 2019, Tara Ogunde’s father, Kunle, BSE ’78, and mother, Angela, accepted their late daughter’s diploma and memorialized her at the Rogel Cancer Center.
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Producing ‘green methane’ with artificial photosynthesis
A solar-powered catalyst uses artificial photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into methane. We could be recycling smokestack CO2 within 5-10 years, researchers say.
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Strike up the band
More than 400 U-M alums are teaching ‘more than music’ in elementary, middle, and high school music classrooms throughout Michigan.
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Crisis in the Middle East: Experts discuss impact
U-M’s Juan Cole and Michael Traugott address the repercussions and long-term implications of the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani.
Columns
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Editor's Blog
Cancel culture sucks
So, we’ve embraced cancel culture to fight coronavirus. Great. -
Climate Blue
Confronting our invisible enemies
As coronavirus consumes our consciousness, Ricky Rood considers the responses to climate change and COVID-19.
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Talking About Movies
If you build it, they will enroll
Frank Beaver travels back in time to the days when he helped launch legit film study at U-M.
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Health Yourself
How does long-distance running affect you?
What can the myth of Pheidippides teach us about endurance training?
In the news
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Postcards from the edge
Never have we ever needed to escape the harsh realities of modern life more than now. The Bentley Historical Library holds a vast postcard collection spanning the centuries. We pulled these sweet missives to “Papa,” “the Boss,” and “Aunt Gertrude” from a bygone era in U-M history. Hugs.
